Seahawks Take On Trump's Attacks On NFL By Launching Charity For Equality

Seahawks Take On Trump's Attacks On NFL By Launching Charity For Equality

While President Donald Trump continues to criticize the displays of protest and unity during the national anthem at NFL games, the Seattle Seahawks have decided to go one step further to promote equality for all.

The team announced Friday that it is launching a charity fund that will benefit education and leadership programs that fight inequality and promote justice, according to its official announcement.

The project was dubbed the Seahawks Players Equality & Justice for All Action Fund and aims to “build a more compassionate and inclusive society,” the team said in a statement.

The Seahawks said in a statement that it still needs put together an advisory board made up of players and business and community leaders who will determine which nonprofits will be receiving the money raised.

“I think it’s imperative,” Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman said of the newly launched fund. “The way things are, you want to be a shining example of what things could [be] and how people could come together, and how it looks when people do come together and unite as one, and don’t look at skin color, don’t look at gender, don’t look at anything but the quality of someone’s character.